define ponds

Pond Definition & Meaning Merriam-Webster. Webnoun ˈpänd : a body of water usually smaller than a lake a fishing pond sometimes used with the to refer informally or facetiously to the Atlantic Ocean pond 2 of 2 verb ponded;.

Pond Definition & Meaning Merriam-Webster
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The technical distinction between a pond and a lake has not been universally standardized. Limnologists and freshwater biologists have proposed formal definitions for pond, in part to include 'bodies of water where light penetrates to the bottom of the waterbody,' 'bodies of water shallow enough for rooted water plants to grow throughout,' and 'bodies of water which lack wave action on the.